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Salok, Third Mehl:

One who understands God, who lovingly centers his mind on the Lord night and day, is called a Brahmin.

Consulting the True Guru, he practices Truth and self-restraint, and he is rid of the disease of ego.

He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and gathers in His Praises; his light is blended with the Light.

In this world, one who knows God is very rare; eradicating ego, he is absorbed in God.

O Nanak, meeting him, peace is obtained; night and day, he meditates on the Lord's Name. ||1||

Third Mehl:

Within the ignorant self-willed manmukh is deception; with his tongue, he speaks lies.

Practicing deception, he does not please the Lord God, who always sees and hears with natural ease.

In the love of duality, he goes to instruct the world, but he is engrossed in the poison of Maya and attachment to pleasure.

By doing so, he suffers in constant pain; he is born and then dies, and comes and goes again and again.

His doubts do not leave him at all, and he rots away in manure.

One, unto whom my Lord Master shows His Mercy, listens to the Guru's Teachings.

He meditates on the Lord's Name, and sings the Lord's Name; in the end, the Lord's Name will deliver him. ||2||

Pauree:

Those who obey the Hukam of the Lord's Command, are the perfect persons in the world.

They serve their Lord Master, and reflect upon the Perfect Word of the Shabad.

They serve the Lord, and love the True Word of the Shabad.

They attain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, as they eradicate egotism from within.

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs remain united with Him, chanting the Name of the Lord, and enshrining it within their hearts. ||10||